Bass
Limit
Switch
--it
" CS!.!
uqrurit",
incorporates
a
pLlsh-buttonswilch
onthe
fronl
panewhichallows
yo!
10
seect
either
a
2oHz
ora
4oHzbass
imit.The
4oHzbass
limit
isselected
by
pushing
the
button
tothe
"ln"
posilionPushlng
the
[rfton-"& nrtlo*t tnt twtch
toreturn
tothe
20Hz
(out)
position'Se
ecting
the
40lz option
imts
thebass
i*p"""J "f ,f'" ap".t"r' enab
ingittop
ay
louderwhen
reproducing
mLrsc thatconlains
exaggerated
levelsol
d"ep
bass
energy.
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40Hz
posilion
can
also
be!sed
to
reducethe
level
of
verydeepbass
energy
llil
causes
asonicotoblem
rnasmail
roorn
Stabilizer
Pins
- speiters pos
tioneo
onasottslriace
such
ascarpeting
oranuneven
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aTeable
torockbackand
lorth
s
ighiyand
wiIvibrate
inreacton
tothose
lorcesthespeaker
generateslomove
thedr
verdiaphragms
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mo-tionof
thespeaker
causes
a
lossofmusical
inlormatior
and
reducesthe
carityof
ihemLrsc'
lnorder
to; iminateth
seffect
THIELspeakers
canbe
used
withstab
lizer
plns.
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pins,
either
ol
lwo
types
are
pushedntothree
pre_driledhoes n
the
baseoleach
speaker'
The
po
nted
plns
aretorspeakers
that;ll be
p
aced
onacafpeled
surlace
The
po
nt
penetrates
the
carpet
anda
lowsthespeaker
t00e
connected
;lrectly
tothe
foor Theroundedstabll
zer
pins
are
for
speakers
ihatare
placed
ona
hard,!neven
suriace.
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aresome
applcations
wherethestabiizer
p
nswi nol
bring
an rnprovement
in
sound
bulmayaclually
makeil
worse.
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snolofrgidconstructionandvibrateswhenconnected
to
thespeakers
viathestabilzer
pins.
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you
toexperimeni
todelerm
ne
{or
yourse
I
whelherornol
ihs sthecase
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pos1ton
of
yo!r
speaiers
before
insenngthe
pointed
stab
izer
pins
and
removethe
pins
before
reposrtionlngthe
Toinsenthepns,tltthespeakeriorwardandplshthetwobackpinsntothel"deepholesateachback
corner.
Thenrockthespeaker
backward
and
nsertthecentered
front
pn. ltisdesrable
todoths
with
two
peop|e'Finay,plessVeryfirrn]yonthelopofthespeakeruntilhepnsare'ulyseatedinthespeakerbaseand
'nave
penetratedihe
carpet
complete
y. To
check
thatthe
pins
are
firmlysealed,
ighllytapthe
backandsideoi
the
soeaker.
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be
nomovemenlandthe
speakershou
d
feel
so
id
please
be
cautioned
thatthe
paintedpins
can
bedangeraus
ifnotused
wilhcarc. Theycancausesmall
dents
tnhardwoad
floarsand
itis
passlble
tadamagecarpets
ifthespeakers
arc
mavedwiththe
pins
in
place'
Power
Requlrements
Whenselecllngyourampliier,themostmpo.lanlthngtokeepnmindsthatsoundqla/llylsuslallymuch
rnoreimoortanllhan
sornd
quanlity
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behappier
witha50
wattampllfier
ofhighsonic
quallty
than
wilha200
wall
amplfier
oi
rnediocresonic
q!a ty
Fora
given
loudspeaker,
theTearetwo
lactorsthatdetermine
howmLlch
power
isneeded
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volume
Leveldesiredand
theszeofthe
room.Itboth
lactorsateavarage,
(avo
ume
evelol88dB
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roomoi3000
cuft)aboul
50watlslch
rs11eedediortheCS3
5
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lirstlactorsthe
mostdflcuittoanalyze
oroblectrve
y
deterrnine.
Therearedifferenl
ideas
about
what
rs
"
oud".
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peop
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who
'don't
ikemls
c oud"candecrease
the
r
power
bya
lactor
ol
2and
people
whollke
musicoLrd
shoud ncleasethe
r
power
by2or
rnore
times lMost
peop
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tallw
thin
anormal
range'
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needess
power
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largeroomAverysma
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only
hallthe
power
olanaverage
roomA large
roomof
6000c!ft(20ftx30{twthaloftceiing)wil
usually
requketwcetheaverage
power'
lltheislenngroomls
connecled
1oanother
roombyalargeopenarea,the
requ
red
power
wil ncrease,
butnotbythe
amoLrntottfre
comorned
room
v0
urne.
Withalthisn
mind,a
person
who
doesnt
lketo
play
musc
veryloldlyandhasasmal
roorncan
gel
high
quality
sound
wth
only
20watls
whereasa
personwhosometimes
lkes
lo
playloudly
and
hasalarge
roommay
reedJ00
wahs.
Itisimpo.tant
tohave
enough
power
10
play
at
th4level
yo!
desire
wlthoutdistorlion
ll
youp
ay
thespeakers
moreoudlythanthe
voumethearr]pl
liercancleanly
produce,
theampliier
will
produce
overload
(clipping)
distorllon.
Thesound
wllbecomecompressed,
straned,
andinextremecases,
obvious
y
distorted.
This
disto.tion
saclua
lynon
-nlrsical
additional
erergyandsnceit isconcenlrated
inthe
highfrequencyregion
wherethesoeaker
sleastab
etohande it.tweeters
canbeburnedoul
inextremecases llyour
systemdoes
